Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann on Wednesday to discuss Russian gas supplies to Europe. The issue was raised at Faymann’s meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday. Russia supplies up to 90% of natural gas consumed in Austria.
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Putin warns EU about possible gas crisis
November 2nd, 2009 |
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin has warned his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt about the possible disruption in the deliveries of Russian gas to Europe. Putin told Reinfeldt in a telephone conversation on Sunday that such a scenario might occur due to Russia’s problems with Ukraine, which is a transit country for the gas shipments.
Putin sees problems emerging with Ukraine
October 31st, 2009 |
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Ukraine is again having difficulty paying for Russian natural gas supplies, Vladimir Putin said. The EU is not going to lend Kiev money to solve the problems, the Russian prime minister state on Friday according to RIA Novosti.
Lavrov warns against pitting Medvedev against Putin
October 5th, 2009 |
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Monday against pitting Russia’s president against the prime minister. Asked at a news conference in Moscow where the center of power is in Russia and who “plays first fiddle,” Lavrov said: “You should not pit the Kremlin against the White House [the Russian government].”
Gorbachev criticizes Putin’s hints at return to presidency
September 21st, 2009 |
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has criticized Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for his recent suggestion of a return to the presidency in 2012. In an interview with the BBC released on Sunday, Gorbachev was highly complimentary over Putin’s achievements in power, but said the country’s future must be decided by the people.
Putin lauds Obama for scrapping missile shield in Europe
September 18th, 2009 |
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin says Barack Obama’s decision to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic is “correct and brave.” In a televised remarks Friday, Putin said he hopes other measures that would improve ties will follow.
Putin hints at presidential bid
September 12th, 2009 |
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin has given the clearest indication yet that he might run again for the Russian presidency. Putin did not commit himself, but hinted that he is thinking of coming back in 2012 when President Dmitry Medvedev’s current term expires.
Putin to meet with Ukraine counterpart in Poland
August 31st, 2009 |
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Russia’s prime minister will discuss bilateral ties between Moscow and Kiev with his Ukrainian counterpart during a working visit to Poland. This is according to a senior Russian government official, quoted by RIA Novosti news agency.
Putin visits Abkhazia, confirms Russian aid commitments
August 12th, 2009 |
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin arrived in Abkhazia for a one-day working visit, confirming Moscow’s pledges of financial aid to the former Georgian republic. It is the first visit of a high-level Russian delegation to the republic, which Russia recognized as an independent state last August after a five-day war with Georgia over breakaway South Ossetia, which Moscow also recognized as independent.
Putin wins Turkey’s approval of South Stream route
August 7th, 2009 |
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Meeting in Ankara, Russian PM Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have come to agreement over the South Stream pipeline. It regards Moscow’s request to route its gas pipeline through Turkey’s territorial waters, RFE/RL reports.
Putin on another “shirtless vacation”
August 6th, 2009 |
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Two years after he first bared his chest for photographers during a holiday, Russian PM Vladimir Putin was back in the remote Tuva region of Siberia. According to news agency reports and a set of RIA Novosti photographs, he also once again stripped his military-style clothes down to the waist.